Periodical Literature. 337 



On account of its lightness in weight, the 



Utilization width of board which can be obtained and 



of its cheapness, it is rapidly gaining favor as 



Sound Wormy a center for veneer stock. Casket nianu- 



Chesfnut. facturers are the largest consumers. Piano 



and furniture manufacturers use a great 



deal . 



Hardwood Record. April, 1911. 



Effect of the size of the pile of lumber on the rapidity with 

 which it dries is shown by the following figures : A pile of 

 12-inch oak 12 feet wide weighed at the end of 120 days, 4,240 

 pounds, while a pile 6 feet wide of same stock at the end of 120 

 days weighed 4,020 pounds. 



Hardwood Record. April 10, 191 1. 



A cargo of Austrian turpentine piles is to be shipped to Van- 

 couver, B. C, for use in dock building. Cargo will comprise 

 1,600 piles ranging in length from 60 to 75 feet. 



Canada Lumberman and Woodworker. April i, igii. 



Tasmanian Oak, Bucalyptus obliqua, is being shipped to U. S. 

 in large quantities for harbor building, breakwaters, etc. The 

 wood possesses the valuable property of repelling the white ant 

 and the toredo; it contains an oil which prevents its decay; and 

 added to this its extreme weight makes it ideal for piling in salt 

 water. 



Woodcraft. April, 1911. 



STATISTICS AND HISTORY. 



The net income of the Prussian Forest De- 

 Prussian partment continues to increase. While in 



Budget. the budget for 191 1 an increase of ex- 



penditure of $450,000 is provided, namely 

 altogether $15,000,000, the income has grown by $2,500,000 to 

 $34,000,000, leaving in round numbers $2,000,000 more surplus, 

 namely, 18.5 million dollars from less than 7 million acres. 



Besides this ordinary budget there is an extraordinary one, 

 which derives its income from sale of forest property figured at 

 a little over $2,000,000 to meet extraordinary expenditures for 



